If you suspect a fungal disease in your lawn, you should do the following… Test the Soil – Conducting a soil test can not only identify nutrient deficiencies that lead to stressed lawns and disease but sometimes can be used to diagnose the disease itself. Aerate – Loosen soil by aerating your lawn every year or two… [Read More]
Lawn Care Tips – What Causes Dollar Spot and How to Control It From Overcoming Your Lawn…
Infection by dollar spot (Sclerotinia homeocarp) appears as tan or straw-colored spots ranging in size from a quarter to that of a silver dollar sunken in the turf , which is how it gets its name. Occasionally, small cottony strings of the fungus can be seen growing from the diseased leaf blades. The fungus can… [Read More]
Lawn Maintenance Tips – Ways to Prevent Dandelions From Popping Up In Your Lawn!
To remove dandelions from your yard, this root has to be killed. Hand digging is impractical, because pieces of the root that are broken off and left in the soil will sprout new plants. Regular feedings, 2-4 times per year, provide the nutrients your lawn needs to grow thick to help crowd out dandelions. No… [Read More]
Commercial Landscaping Tips – Commercial Landscaping Is As Much About Safety and Efficiency As It Is About Beauty!
Maintaining a commercial landscape requires a little more care and attention than a residential lawn. If you are a business owner or manager of commercial property you must be concerned about not only beauty and function but your property must be safe for your clients, employees and general public. Keeping Your Property Well Maintained Keep… [Read More]
A & A Lawn Care & Landscaping Helps The Point Arc to Landscape a Residence That Will House Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
The Situation… The Point Arc bought the Durr Home in Ft. Mitchell to be the organization’s 10th residential home for use by adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. The Point Arc’s residence program provides a variety of living opportunities, including licensed group homes, a staffed residence, a home with staff support, and an apartment program. The Point… [Read More]
Commercial Landscaping Tips – Why Landscaping Is an Essential Part of Your Commercial Property
The value landscaping has for commercial properties can often be underestimated by management. First impressions are the most lasting, and landscaping is often the first interaction a client or customer has with your business. So how can you provide extraordinary curb appeal that leaves a lasting impression, without breaking the budget? If you are a… [Read More]
Landscaping Tips – Ways to Optimize Your Outdoor Spaces
Fall and winter are great times to think about the time you will spend outdoors next spring and summer. It will give you time to research your plan, talk to a designer and make a decision for your ideal outdoor living spaces. Consider the following structures and details before designing your new outdoor spaces? Covered… [Read More]
Lawn Tips – 3 Unconventional Ways to Make Your Lawn Unique
Look at your lawn space and think of it as a canvas. Let your ideas be unconventional. Landscape designers work on a canvas that is distinctly different from other art forms. For nearly two centuries the lawn has been a standard fixture in the American Landscape. However the interesting thing about a “lawn” is it… [Read More]
Lawn Tips – How To Recognize and Remove Fungal Rust Disease From Your Lawn
As the fall colors begin to emerge in the leaves of trees and plants you may notice your lawn taking on a peculiar yellow- orange tinge. This unfortunately is not normal seasonal color change. It is a fungal lawn disease that can be hard on your lawn. Learn how to recognize rust disease when you… [Read More]
Late Winter Landscaping Tips – Landscaping Activities For February and March
While it seems like cold days will never end, the warmer temperatures will soon be here once again. The transition from winter to spring is often a welcomed change of seasons as green shoots begin sprouting from the ground and buds start forming on branches. As we wait for spring’s arrival, we can help give… [Read More]